Dawsonville is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area.

SR 136 also leads to Jasper, on a 29-mile (47 km) route that runs further to the north through the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Amicalola Falls, 15 miles (24 km) north of the center of Dawsonville, is one of the seven natural wonders of Georgia.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,720 people, 998 households, and 667 families residing in the city.

Following a significant racing accomplishment made by Bill or Chase Elliott, such as a win, the siren on the Dawsonville Pool Room near the city square goes off to let the town know.